Past winners 2013

2013 Winners

First Prize: £15,000 and six months of SETsquared support

UltraHaptics

UltraHaptics uses ultrasound technology to create the sensation of feeling in mid-air. This has a variety of potential uses all based around touchless sensing and tactile feedback from electronic devices.

Joint Runner-up: £8,000

Growing People

Matt Montgomery, EngD student, Systems Centre

Growing People is a Social Enterprise that uses derelict land, waste coffee grounds, shipping containers and polytunnels to create high-value organic produce that can be sold to support the employment of 14-19 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds into STEM-subject education programmes.